Publication: Investigation of Natural Fibers as Ceiling Material
Date
2020
Authors
Beddu S.
Zainoodin M.M.
Muda Z.C.
Kamal N.L.M.
Mohamad D.
Mohamed Nazri F.
Naganathan S.
Husain N.M.
Sadon S.N.
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
This paper investigates the performance of scirpus grossus (SG) fiber and fiberglass (FG) as ceiling material. Scirpus grossus was extracted by peel method. Mixture containing scripus grossus, fiberglass and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was cast with thickness of 7.5 and 15�mm of both fibers namely as 7.5SG, 15SG, 7.5FG and 15FG and undergo tensile strength test, flexural strength test and water absorption test. The result show, 7.5FG has the highest water absorption compared to SG7.5 with difference of 21% whilst for ceiling with thickness of 15�mm, 15SG show the lowest value of water absorption compared to 15FG with 17% of difference. Meanwhile, flexural strength of both thicknesses was comparable for both fibers. It is concluded that, natural fiber shows a good potential to be explore as ceiling material for energy efficiency building application in future for tropical climates zones area. � Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
Description
Bending strength; Ceilings; Energy efficiency; Fibers; Glass fibers; Natural fibers; Tensile strength; Building applications; Carboxymethyl cellulose; Flexural; Scirpus; Thickness; Tropical climates; Water absorption